Two of our favourite young models have been tapped for the Spring/Summer 2010 campaign for Esprit Collection. Daisy Lowe hits the fashion headlines yet again, as she is announced as the face of another designer clothing brand – this time for lifestyle label Esprit.

Joined by Julia Restoin-Roitfeld, the pair will front the edc by Esprit and the brand’s casual range for the spring/summer 2010 collection.

Daughter of editor-in-chief of French Vogue Cairine Roitfeld, Julia is no stranger to the world of fashion – and is perhaps best known as muse to Tom Ford and from the social scene.

The new campaign was shot in the outskirts 0f LA and follows the theme 0f “Travelling Together”.

Esprit is one brand that has been on the radar for years, never really enjoying a moment to shine until now.

Recently, Daisy Lowe – daughter of Bush lead singer Gavin Rossdale and Pearl Lowe – was among the nominees for the Model of the Year title by the British Fashion Council.

The collection includes handbags, scarves, shawls, bracelets and shoes pink, purple and blue flowers in bright anime-style Murakami. The shooting took place in Miami.

Daisy Lowe was very pleased to cooperate with the French fashion house: «Louis Vuitton – a magnificent, truly a luxury brand. In addition, I have long fan of creativity Takeshi Murakami. His collaborations with Louis Vuitton are just fabulous. ”

Pearl Lowe‘s design skills return to Peacocks this Summer as she launches

The rose print dress (£40) is a great daytime staple

another collection for the bargain High Street store. Pearl has enlisted the help of daughter Daisy to model it whilst Mary McCartney took the photos. Daisy spoke to The Telegraph commenting, “Summer is my favourite season and there is no doubt that every single item in my mum’s new collection is going to be well worn this summer by me and my friends.” The collection includes vintage style tea dresses from just £30.

I love this petal print short sleeve dress (£30)

Shots of colour are added to this baby blue dress with red velvet ribbon (£30)

If you want your gold, silver and gemstones to sparkle and help you become the object of admiration and adoration, don’t fail to study the tips on how to take care of precious metals and stones that we offer here to you. So, read and remember.

1. Spots. To avoid dark spots, which appear when your wet skin influence the metals, clean your jewelry after taking it off with the wet flannel. It is recommended to take the jewelry off if you apply skin bleach as the substances it contains darken the jewelry. Iodine leaves dark spots on the jewelry. The spots can be cleaned with the help of hyposulphite solution. Take 1tbsp. of the substance for a glass of water.

2. About dust. To remove the dust from under the stone of your ring take cotton buds soaked in cologne or glycerin and wipe the stone. Then polish the ring with the flannel. Never clean the setting of the stone with sharp objects. Take off rings when washing your hands to avoid clogging.

Diamond Collection

3. Diamonds. For diamonds, use a soft-bristled non-metallic brush and a mild ammonia and water solution. Gently scrub away any grime, especially around the prongs or setting where buildup is likely. Even a clean looking diamond often has a thin layer of skin oil and will shine better after a cleaning. Avoid touching the diamond as much as possible.

4. Pearls. Pearls are beautiful. Unfortunately, the layers of nacre of which a pearl is made are very soft by jewelry standards and easily damaged. Since it is an organic compound, pearls also are easily dulled or even eaten away by chemicals and alcohol. Wash cultured pearls in very mild, soapy water and nothing else. It’s also a good idea to bring your cultured pearls in for restringing every couple of years, especially if you wear them often.

5. How to clean silver. Apply the previous method. Use the washing powder without active oxygen and chlorine. You can add liquid ammonia as well.

6. How to clean gold. Use the washing powder solution (washing powder without the whitening effect). You can add 2-3 drops of liquid ammonia.

7.How to clean gemstone jewelry. Stones have different levels of hardness. Diamond, aquamarine, sapphire, topaz, emerald and others have the point 5 in the level of hardness. Jewelry with these stones should be cleaned in the solution of any washing powder with the help of a soft brush, if the metal is gold or platinum. Then you can wash the jewelry in distilled water. Stones with the level of hardness under 5 are moonstone, malachite, turquoise, opal, apatite. They should be cleaned in the same way as the previous group with the only difference that instead of washing powder you should use soap. This method can be used with anything except coral and pearls, as the soap foam is extremely harmful to them. Try not to expose them to perfume, soap and hot water.

Never take medicinal baths wearing the jewelry. Don’t forget to take off the coral jewelry before going to a sauna, as the heat is destructive to it. Pearls and turquoises don’t like high humidity. At home you can wash them in the solution of ethyl alcohol and water (1:1) and then flannel them dry. However, it’s much better to have your jewelry cleaned at the professional jeweler’s.

8. How to clean rhodium plated metal. Clean it with the soft cloth. Though rhodium is a precious metal, time rubs it out, so it’s important to be careful when cleaning it.

Diamond encrusted thanks: Barack Obama was said to be buying his wife this £20,000 ring made of rhodium

9. Ultrasonic Cleaners. Ultrasonic cleaners are machines that clean jewelry by bombarding them with sound waves. This vibration shakes off dirt, but the vibrations can also cause serious damage. The inclusions in gemstones, especially brittle stones like emeralds, can be greatly enlarged by the shaking, making the stones less attractive and even less valuable. Soft gems like pearls should never be put in an ultrasonic cleaner. Because of the risk, we recommend against using the ultrasonic cleaners now available to consumers unless your jeweler specifically says it won’t cause any damage.

10. How to store the jewelry. All the jewelry should be kept in closed jewelry boxes. It’s necessary to keep the jewelry far away from the heating. You should be especially careful with amethysts, colored topazes and pearls. UV-rays make their color less intense. Don’t expose rubies and garnets to sun, too. Gemstone jewelry shouldn’t be exposed to temperature drops. For instance, ruby can completely lose its color when heated. Never store your jewelry in the bathroom (esp. silver jewelry) because all the metals and stones are afraid of damp.

Surely you’ve often met these lovely teddy bears on the postcards. They are always pleased to give and receive. These bears are amazing!

You may ask, why do they have blue noses? According to the fairy tale, a snowflake fell on the bear and now he appears before us with such a cool nose.

It is hard to find a more sweet and charming toy bears than Teddy. Teddy is loved by all the people – by adults and certainly by children. Now you can buy not only a toy Teddy, but children’s jewelry with Teddy too.

Me To You Pendants

Me To You Bracelets

Me To You Jewelry Collection

Jewelry with Teddy bear from the company Me To You is the best gift for your child at any holiday!

There is no doubt that every child dreams about toy Teddy or about children’s jewelry from the collection of Me To You!

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https://jewelrypoint.wordpress.com/2010/02/06/fake-gold-or-real/#commentsSat, 06 Feb 2010 15:32:14 +0000http://jewelrypoint.wordpress.com/?p=447Fake gold or real? How to check your gold.

Jewellers Loupe

Here are some tricks that can help you to determine the true gold. Unfortunately, gold stamp is not 100% protection against forgery. There are many ways to test this gold, ranging from mass spectrography (you need the university in your pocket), processing (required furnace), various electronic testers (too expensivel).

Things that should make you suspicious …

Look at the color. Plating wears and the metal beneath may show. View space between the links and close to the fastener, where the piece rubs the most.
Anything lacking known hallmarks should be questioned. There are several reasons why the well-known brand may be lacking. Parts can be repaired. The ring may have been resized. A piece may be worn enough to rub away the hallmark. If in doubt, get the unconditional guarantee, and then test.

Experience in the colour of particular carat gold is important. 22K or 24K has a bright yellow color. 18K is very yellow. 14K yellow and less than 9K even less yellow. Not always a perfect indication as sometimes a lower carat gold is plated with a higher carat gold to make it look better. That’s not illegal.

Look at the links. Nearly all gold jewellery has every link soldered closed. Gold is a precious metal and no self-respecting jeweller would leave links open so you could lose the piece easily. If any link is unsoldered be suspicious.

Most fake gold chains and bracelets are heavy. Light counterfeit is a rarity. No point in breaking the law for peanuts.

With the rings, is another question, and you should be especially careful and of course if the piece discolours your skin then you know it’s not gold. To late, then, I’m afraid.

Many other tests are known only through experience. Some are little strange, but they are sufficient to arouse suspicion.

Gold is very heavy metal and over the years you learn the “feel” or “heft” of it.

Gold medal. I'm sure you've all seen it on TV

Gold is soft metal. With high karat gold (22K, 24K) you can leave a mark with your teeth. I’m sure you’ve all seen it on TV. It works but don’t try it on 18K or less if you value your teeth.

Many people think that the magnet is a good test. I am still faced with gilded ornaments of metal, so I do not think that this test has a special meaning.

It is an interesting test of smell. When people say that they can smell gold, they could be right. If your hands are sweaty, rub gold jewelry vigorously on your hand. If it is made of nickel you may feel a strong smell of acidic metal. This is an electrolytic reaction of your salty sweat on the metal.

In the old days people were able to recognize the “ring” or “tone” of a gold band which was tied to a hair and tapped.

None of the last few can be relied upon and are mentioned out of interest.

According to the predictions of the portal “Commodity Online” , prices for diamonds is expected to rise in 2010. Their value increased by 14% compared with its usual rate. “Commodity Online” says that the reason for the increase in demand for diamonds is the flow of investments in the diamond market. The economic crisis of 2009 did not affect the value of diamonds, the prices were stable. Although, according to “Commodity Online” in the end of 2008 and begining of 2009, it was noted a fall in prices for diamonds for more than 25%.

Historical Diamond Prices

The injection of investment in the diamond business to stabilize the market in the second quarter of 2009, they decreased by almost 10% by year end. The decision to limit the flow of diamonds into the market by large manufacturers was a major factor to stabilize the price of diamonds, it helped to cope with the situation.

It should be noted that a significant increase in demand for jewelry markets in such countries as India, China, Turkey, UAE affects the stability of world prices. Also, the steady growth in sales of jewelry in the Internet played an important role.

As a rule, expensive jewelry look like the same type: gold or platinum ring with diamonds, or a gold pendant with a massive diamond. It’s boring.

I offer you to look at this precious jewelry collection from Frey Wille. It also has 18 carat diamonds, but it looks quite different, at least, more original.

18 Carat Frey Wille Jewelry collection

Jewelry manufacturer – Frey Wille – renowned for his premieres of jewelry, his works are relevant for all standards of these works of art. The latest 18 Carat Jewelry Collection is a collection that combines a playful elegance and restrained looseness. It is presented in a number of different colors and let you experiment with style.

18 Carat Jewelry Collection from Frey Wille

Cooperation of bright colors and artistic creativity of designers creates this exclusive line. Talented and successful jewelers have adopted as a standard of excellence in the creative product is the inclusion of enamel, gold, and in some places, even diamonds.

You can find the information about jewelry collections and diamonds in the Internet, if you will use following keywords:

Open! J’art is a “fresh” jewelry brand, which was founded of two companies: J’ART and OPEN! Design & Concepts. This team of like-minded people united in a common irresistible desire to decorate the world. The brand has its own jewelry manufacturing in Thailand, which allows not only to invent, but to make high quality things.

For the gold ornaments from the «As-Usuals» designers drew inspiration from ordinary household items: pins, screws, rings of curtains, locks of old purses, nails, etc.